Willie McKay is not an agent, so why was he working on Emiliano Sala deal?

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 by admin

A key question from the tragedy involving Cardiff’s £15m signing relates to the role of McKay, who is not a registered intermediary

The agent Willie McKay has been unusually public about the central role he played in the transfer of Emiliano Sala from Nantes to Cardiff City, given the player’s tragic death in the fallen private plane in the Channel on 21 January.

Mark McKay, Willie’s son, had a mandate from Nantes to sell Sala to a UK club for 10% of the eventual £15m fee, and Willie McKay told the Guardian that he worked feverishly to interest Cardiff, persuade Sala to sign and cement the deal. His work included arranging two private flights for Cardiff’s manager, Neil Warnock, to watch Sala play for Nantes.